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Canada
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Railroads:
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Highways:
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Inland waterways:
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Pipelines:
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Ports:
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Merchant marine:
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Airports:
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total:
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78,148 km; note - there are two major transcontinental freight railway
systems: Canadian National (government owned) and Canadian Pacific Railway;
passenger service provided by VIA (government operated)
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standard gauge:
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78,148 km 1.435-m gauge (185 km electrified) (1994)
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total:
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849,404 km
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paved:
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253,692 km (15,983 km of expressways)
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unpaved:
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gravel 595,712 km (1991)
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3,000 km, including Saint Lawrence Seaway
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crude and refined oil 23,564 km; natural gas 74,980 km
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Becancour, Churchill, Halifax, Montreal, New Westminister, Prince Rupert,
Quebec, Saint John (New Brunswick), Saint John's (Newfoundland), Seven
Islands, Sydney, Three Rivers, Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor
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total:
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71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 617,010 GRT/878,819 DWT
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ships by type:
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bulk 17, cargo 10, chemical tanker 5, oil tanker 23, passenger 1,
passenger-cargo 1, railcar carrier 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 7, short-sea
passenger 3, specialized tanker 2
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note:
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does not include ships used exclusively in the Great Lakes
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total:
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1,386
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with paved runways over 3,047 m:
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17
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with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:
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16
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with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:
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147
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with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:
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234
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with paved runways under 914 m:
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550
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with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:
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69
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with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:
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353